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Kathleen (Kit) Gardener RIP
It is with great sadness that I learnt of the death of Kit Gardener
last Tuesday, 2nd March 2010. Kit was a lovely Christian
lady who bravely struggled with chronic ill-health for many years.
Kit was born in Willesdon on 21st May 1924. Some forty
years ago, she came to live in Waddesdon with her husband, Harry.
During this time she attended Mass at Waddesdon & later at
Westcott. Kit had a lively personal faith and a joyous personality
which shone through all the ups & downs of her life. In the
difficult times of illness she found strength in her reception of
the sacraments and in the loving support of Harry, her family &
friends. Our thoughts and prayers are extended to Harry, and to
their children, Derek, Ian & Elaine (Malewicz) and to all their
family & friends, as they mourn the loss of their loved one.
Kit’s funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Light, Long
Crendon, this coming Thursday, 11th March 2010, at
11.00am. Following the Requiem, Kit’s mortal body will be
laid to rest in the Anglican Churchyard at Waddesdon. May she
rest in peace and rise in glory.
Next
Sunday is Mothering Sunday
Small bouquets of spring flowers will be distributed to mothers at
the Masses in both churches next Sunday in accordance with the old
English pre-Reformation custom of girls & boys honouring their
mothers on this mid-Lent Sunday. There are some nice ‘Mother’s Day’
cards available on the repository table in Our Lady of Light as well
as greeting cards for Easter.
Spring
Clean in preparation for Easter
Sue Cook has very kindly agreed to organize this activity for Our
Lady of Light. This will take place on Saturday 20th
March 2010 beginning at 10.30am . Sue will be providing a list of
jobs to be undertaken and parishioners are invited to place their
name against the task they are prepared to do. Please support this
’get together’ to give our church an extended special clean for
Easter.
It is
now official!
The Bishop has
now written to me to confirm his arrangements with Father Leszek
Wisniewski to take charge of the Long Crendon Parish following my
resignation as Parish Priest as from 19th April 2010.
As part of my hand-over to Fr Leszek there will be a special meeting
open to all parishioners at which Fr Leszek will outline his
intentions regarding the sacramental, pastoral & administrative
arrangements for the two independent parishes, Haddenham & Long
Crendon for which he will be responsible from 19th April
2010. This meeting will take place on Tuesday 16th
March in the Parish Hall at Long Crendon at 7.30pm.
Father
Eric’s valedictory Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Light at
10.00am on Sunday 18th April
Dates
for your diary
14th
March Mothering Sunday
16th
March Parish Meeting 7.30pm OLOL Parish Hall
20th
March SPRING CLEAN AT OLOL in preparation for Easter 10.30am
28th
March Palm Sunday - the beginning of Holy Week
1st
April Maundy Thursday - 8.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
2nd
April Good Friday - 10.00am Stations of the Cross 3.00pm The
Liturgy
3rd
April Holy Saturday 8.00pm Easter Ceremonies & 1st
Mass of Easter
4th
April EASTER SUNDAY Masses 8.30am Westcott 10.00am Long Crendon
18th
April Fr Eric’s Valedictory Mass OLOL 10.00am
Next
Finance Meeting will be on 20th May at 7.30pm chaired by
Fr Leszek.
Our
prayers are asked for
Keith
Ahmid, Alan Ashton, Rachael Bailey, Elspeth Castle, Ben Cleaver,
Chris Culley, Jane and William Druce, Joyce Evans, Clifford John
Evans, Shelagh Garner, Harry Gardener, Annie Griffiths, Sarah
King, John Jillians, Amanda Norris, Joan Sherwin, Marilyn White,
Evelyn Dooley, & Mary Graham
And for
the departed:
We
pray for all the faithful departed especially remembering Kit
Gardener RIP |
